Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

wizened

[wiz-uhnd, wee-zuhnd] / ˈwɪz ənd, ˈwi zənd /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Wizened, stoop-shouldered Claudio Aguilar, who works on a neighboring farm, went to work on the pulpit.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wizened, wiry Jimmy Baldassare's parents died when he was eleven.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wizened old women bent like hunchbacks sold flavored waters and goat's milk from glazed ceramic jugs strapped to their shoulders.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Wizened children, who had never known the joys of childhood, worked side by side at long rows of spools to which they must give unremitting attention.

From The Colonel's Dream by Chesnutt, Charles W. (Charles Waddell)

The little blonde blushed furiously, and Manuela rushed post-haste to the Wizened One to confer upon this new issue.

From The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore




Vocabulary lists containing wizened